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What Does Your Paid Leave Program Say About You as an Employer? By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is top … Read More

Building Bridges and Changing Lives One Leave Law at a Time By Heather Grimshaw, Communications Manager, DMEC “It’s our job to make sure that no one is left behind. I … Read More

Flipping the Switch to Improve Workplace Mental Health and Safety By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC We’ve been in a mental health crisis for years and … Read More

Managing Behavioral Health Disability Claims By Phil Lacy, ADL Absence Health and Productivity Practice Leader, Marsh McLennan Agency Anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the U.S.1 Generalized … Read More

Managing Absenteeism in Remote Work Settings By Jenna Earnshaw, Head of Revenue, Wisedocs It’s become more important for employers to adjust their practices to fit the needs of a remote … Read More

Stay-At-Work Approaches to Increasing Mental Health-Related Accommodation Requests By Aarin Harper, Leave and Disability Administrator, University of Iowa Health Care Recent events, from pandemics to climate change to war, affect … Read More

Exploring All Options to Improve Return-to-Work Motivation By Jason Sadler, Corporate Vice President, Client Solutions, New York Life Group Benefit Solutions Many people have dealt with the physical, mental, and … Read More

Dig Beneath the Surface to Ensure Empathy When Assessing Accommodation Requests By Kymberly Clay, CPDM, CLMS, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Alexander Clay Group, Disability Management Solutions; and Azucena M. … Read More

Why Addressing Mental Health Is the Right Thing to Do By Jake Santer, Senior Project Manager, Compliance, Sedgwick It’s become evident in the last few years that employer-provided behavioral health … Read More

Mental Well-Being at Home and Work: Getting Life Back on Track By John Crouch, PhD, Medical Director, Lincoln Financial Group; and David Berube, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Lincoln Financial Group … Read More

How to Support Holistic Health Through Employee Care By Missy Plohr-Memming, Senior Vice President, National Account Sales, MetLife Quiet quitting, career cushioning, and other increasingly common buzzwords in the corporate … Read More

Is It Time to Reevaluate Your Mental Health Resources? By Adele Spallone, Head, Clinical Operations, Workers’ Compensation and Group Benefits, The Hartford; and Michael LaCroix, PhD, Medical Director, The Hartford … Read More

Support Access to Mental Health Treatment to Ensure Compliance By Marjory Robertson, Area Vice President and Senior Counsel, Sun Life; and Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel, Sun Life Workplace mental health … Read More

“She Doesn’t Look Like She Has a Disability ….” Handling Accommodation Requests from Employees with Mental Health Disabilities By Lana L. Rupprecht, Esq., Director and Product Compliance Counsel, Reliance Matrix … Read More

Paid Leave: A Competitive Advantage That Improves Employee Health By Steffanie Trumino, Vice President, Human Resources, AbsenceSoft; and Seth Turner, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, AbsenceSoft A well-communicated leave program … Read More

Evaluating Accommodations When Discipline Is Involved By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting What do you do when an employee who is undergoing discipline says, “My … Read More

New Benchmarking Report Available Download the 2022 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Report which includes expanded benchmarking data. With responses from 1,101 unique employers who collectively represent all … Read More

Adjusting to a New Era of Compliance By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Compliance is difficult, and the level of complexity continues to increase for absence … Read More

Are We There Yet? By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC It’s tempting to think we are done with the COVID-19 conversation, but those who manage ongoing … Read More

Similar But Not Equal: Comparing PML with STD Coverage in States with Paid Leave By Rebecca Ford, Esq., Product Director, Reliance Matrix; Margaret Guerrette, JD, Product Director Reliance Matrix As … Read More